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Senate File 116 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to certain specified skilled trades, including
2modifying provisions related to economic development
3authority internship programs, the Iowa summer youth corps
4program, college student aid commission programs, the senior
5year plus program, the science, technology, engineering,
6and mathematics collaborative initiative established at
7the university of northern Iowa, and curricula provided
8in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and
9charter schools to include the skilled trades, and including
10applicability provisions.
11BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 15.411, subsection 3, paragraph c,
2subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
3(1) The purpose of the second component of the program is to
4assist in placing Iowa students studying in the skilled trades,
5including trades related to welding, machinist technology,
6tool and die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing,
7automotive mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation,
8and air conditioning technology, or in the fields of science,
9technology, engineering, and mathematics into internships
10that lead to permanent positions with Iowa employers. The
11authority shall collaborate with eligible employers, including
12but not limited to innovative businesses, to ensure that the
13interns hired are studying in such fields. An Iowa employer
14may receive financial assistance on a matching basis for a
15portion of the wages paid to an intern. If providing financial
16assistance, the authority shall provide the assistance on a
17reimbursement basis such that for every two dollars of wages
18earned by the student, one dollar paid by the employer is
19matched by one dollar from the authority. The amount of
20financial assistance shall not exceed five thousand dollars per
21internship. The authority may adopt rules to administer this
22component. In adopting rules to administer this component, the
23authority shall adopt rules as similar as possible to those
24adopted pursuant to paragraph “b”.
25 Sec. 2. Section 15H.5, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended
26to read as follows:
273. The program shall provide grants for projects that
28utilize a service-learning approach during the summer months
29to enhance student achievement and summer learning retention,
30teach meaningful job skills to Iowa youth, engage Iowa youth
31in their communities, provide positive youth development
32experiences, and address the needs of youth from families with
33low income. The service-learning approach shall be integrated
34into the program using curricula related to the skilled trades,
35including trades related to welding, machinist technology,
-1-1tool and die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing,
2automotive mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation,
3and air conditioning technology, science, technology,
4engineering, mathematics, social studies, civic literacy, or
5other appropriate curricula identified by the department of
6education.
7 Sec. 3. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph h,
8subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), Code 2023, is
9amended to read as follows:
10(c) Applied sciences, technology, engineering, and
11manufacturing, including transportation, distribution,
12logistics, architecture, and construction, and curricula
13related to the skilled trades, including trades related to
14welding, machinist technology, tool and die making, carpentry,
15electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and
16heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology.
17 Sec. 4. Section 256.40, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code
182023, is amended to read as follows:
19d. Provide a one-stop contact point for information
20useful to both educators and employers, including information
21on internships, job shadowing experiences, apprenticeable
22occupations as defined in section 15B.2, and other workplace
23learning opportunities for students, particularly related to
24science, technology, engineering, or mathematics occupations,
25occupations related to critical infrastructure and commercial
26and residential construction, the skilled trades, including
27trades related to welding, machinist technology, tool and
28die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive
29mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation, and air
30conditioning technology, or targeted industries as defined in
31section 15.102.
32 Sec. 5. Section 261.86, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code
332023, is amended to read as follows:
34b. The adjutant general shall submit a report to the
35governor and the general assembly by December 31 of each
-2-1year listing the science, technology, engineering, and
2mathematics-related career fields, and the career fields
3related to the skilled trades, including trades related to
4welding, machinist technology, tool and die making, carpentry,
5electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and
6heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology, that the
7adjutant general plans to focus on in providing educational
8incentives under this section and section 261.86A using funds
9available under this subsection for that fiscal year.
10 Sec. 6. Section 261.86A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
112023, is amended to read as follows:
12a. The adjutant general has the authority under this
13section to authorize the expenditure of unencumbered or
14unobligated funds as described in section 261.86, subsection
156, to recruit or retain individuals who have completed or
16are pursuing training in science, technology, engineering,
17and mathematics-related military occupational specialties,
18occupational specialties related to the skilled trades,
19including trades related to welding, machinist technology,
20tool and die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing,
21automotive mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation, and
22air conditioning technology, or air force specialty codes by
23issuing awards through a national guard student loan repayment
24program in accordance with subsection 2 or by providing a
25scholarship award to an eligible member of the national guard
26who is enrolled at an institution defined in section 261.86,
27subsection 1, paragraph “d”, in a master’s degree program
28that is in compliance with the federal Edith Nourse Rogers
29STEM scholarship program established under 38 U.S.C. §3320 in
30accordance with the requirements of subsection 3.
31 Sec. 7. Section 261.110, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
322023, is amended to read as follows:
33b. The applicant is preparing to teach in fields including
34but not limited to science, technology, engineering, or
35mathematics; English as a second language or special education
-3-1instruction; the skilled trades, including trades related
2to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
3carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
4technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
5technology; or is preparing to teach in a hard-to-staff subject
6as identified by the department. The department shall take
7into account the varying regional needs in the state for
8teachers in these subject areas when applying the criterion
9of this paragraph. The department shall annually identify
10and designate hard-to-staff subjects for the purpose of this
11paragraph. The eligibility of an applicant who receives a
12teach Iowa scholar grant and who is preparing to teach in a
13hard-to-staff subject as identified by the department shall
14not be affected in subsequent years if the department does not
15continue to identify that subject as a hard-to-staff subject.
16 Sec. 8. Section 261E.3, subsection 3, paragraph j, Code
172023, is amended to read as follows:
18j. All eligible postsecondary institutions providing
19programming under this chapter shall include the unique student
20identifier assigned to students while in the kindergarten
21through grade twelve system as a part of the institution’s
22student data management system. Eligible postsecondary
23institutions providing programming under this chapter shall
24cooperate with the department on data requests related to
25the programming. All eligible postsecondary institutions
26providing programming under this chapter shall collect data
27and report to the department on the proportion of females and
28minorities enrolled in educational opportunities related to the
29skilled trades, including trades related to welding, machinist
30technology, tool and die making, carpentry, electrical work,
31plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and heating,
32ventilation, and air conditioning technology, or in science,
33technology, engineering, and mathematics-oriented educational
34opportunities provided in accordance with this chapter.
35The department shall submit the programming data and the
-4-1department’s findings and recommendations in a report to the
2general assembly annually by January 15.
3 Sec. 9. Section 268.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as
4follows:
5268.7 Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
6collaborative initiative.
71. A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
8collaborative initiative is established at the university of
9northern Iowa for purposes of supporting activities directly
10related to recruitment of prekindergarten through grade twelve
11mathematics and science teachers for ongoing mathematics and
12science programming for students enrolled in prekindergarten
13through grade twelve and for the recruitment of grade one
14through grade twelve teachers for ongoing programming related
15to the skilled trades, including trades related to welding,
16machinist technology, tool and die making, carpentry,
17electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and
18heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology.
192. The collaborative initiative shall prioritize student
20interest in achievement in science, technology, engineering,
21and mathematics and the skilled trades, including trades
22related to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
23carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
24technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
25technology; reach every student and teacher in every school
26district in the state; identify, recruit, prepare, and support
27the best mathematics, and science, and skilled trades teachers;
28and sustain exemplary programs through the university’s Iowa
29mathematics and science education partnership. The university
30shall collaborate with the community colleges to develop
31skilled trades and science, technology, engineering, and
32mathematics professional development programs for community
33college instructors and for purposes of skilled trades and
34 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curricula
35development.
-5- 13. Subject to an appropriation of funds by the general
2assembly, the initiative shall administer the following:
3a. Regional science, technology, engineering, and
4mathematics networks for Iowa, the purpose of which is to
5equalize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
6education enrichment opportunities, and enrichment
7opportunities related to the skilled trades, including trades
8related to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
9carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
10technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
11technology, that are available to learners statewide. The
12initiative shall establish six geographically similar regional
13science, technology, engineering, and mathematics networks
14across Iowa that complement and leverage existing resources,
15including but not limited to extension service assets,
16area education agencies, state accredited postsecondary
17institutions, informal educational centers, school districts,
18economic development zones, and existing public and private
19science, technology, engineering, and mathematics partnerships.
20Each network shall be managed by a highly qualified science,
21technology, engineering, and mathematics and skilled trades
22 advocate positioned at a network hub to be determined through a
23competitive application process. Oversight for each regional
24network shall be provided by a regional advisory board.
25Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor. The
26membership shall represent prekindergarten through grade twelve
27school districts and schools, and higher education, business,
28nonprofit organizations, youth agencies, and other appropriate
29stakeholders.
30b. A focused array of the best skilled trades and
31 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enrichment
32opportunities, selected through a competitive application
33process, that can be expanded to meet future needs. A limited,
34focused list of selected exemplary programs shall be made
35available to each regional network.
-6- 1c. Statewide skilled trades and science, technology,
2engineering, and mathematics programming designed to increase
3participation of students and teachers in successful learning
4experiences; to increase the number of science, technology,
5engineering, and mathematics-related teaching majors offered
6by the state’s universities; to increase the number of skilled
7trades programs offered by the state accredited postsecondary
8institutions; to elevate public awareness of the opportunities;
9and to increase collaboration and partnerships.
104. The initiative shall evaluate the effectiveness of
11programming to document best practices.
12 Sec. 10. STEM ADVISORY COUNCIL. The science, technology,
13engineering, and math advisory council, created by the governor
14of this state by executive order on July 26, 2011, and modified
15by executive order on May 15, 2013, shall do all of the
16following:
171. Using existing funding and programmatic support, provide
18opportunities for students enrolled in kindergarten through
19grade twelve to experience science, technology, engineering,
20and mathematics through the skilled trades, including trades
21related to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
22carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
23technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
24technology.
252. Authorize teachers participating in externship programs
26facilitated by the council to participate in externship
27programs related to the skilled trades, including trades
28related to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
29carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
30technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
31technology.
323. Include and highlight the skilled trades, including
33trades related to welding, machinist technology, tool and
34die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive
35mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation, and air
-7-1conditioning technology, as part of the council’s efforts
2to promote educational opportunities related to science,
3technology, engineering, and math within this state’s education
4system and workforce.
5 Sec. 11. APPLICABILITY. The following apply to
6applications submitted to the college student aid commission on
7or after the effective date of this Act:
81. The section of this Act amending section 261.86A.
92. The section of this Act amending section 261.110.
10EXPLANATION
11The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
12the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
13This bill relates to certain specified skilled trades,
14including modifying provisions related to economic development
15authority internship programs, the Iowa summer youth corps
16program, college student aid commission (CSAC) programs, the
17senior year plus program, the science, technology, engineering,
18and mathematics (STEM collaborative initiative) established
19at the university of northern Iowa, and curricula provided in
20school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter
21schools to include skilled trades.
22Current law requires the economic development authority
23to establish an internship program that assists in placing
24Iowa students studying in the fields of science, technology,
25engineering, and mathematics into internships that lead to
26permanent positions with Iowa employers. The bill provides
27that this program shall also assist in placing Iowa students
28studying skilled trades, including trades related to welding,
29machinist technology, tool and die making, carpentry,
30electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and
31heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology (skilled
32trades) into internships that lead to permanent positions with
33Iowa employers.
34Current law establishes the Iowa youth summer corps program
35within the Iowa commission on volunteer services. The program
-8-1provides grants for projects that utilize a service-learning
2approach during the summer months to enhance student
3achievement and summer learning retention, teach meaningful job
4skills to Iowa youth, engage Iowa youth in their communities,
5provide positive youth development experiences, and address
6the needs of youth from families with low income. Under the
7program, the service-learning approach is to be integrated
8into the program using science, technology, engineering,
9mathematics, social studies, civic literacy, or other
10appropriate curricula identified by the department of education
11(DE). The bill establishes that the service-learning approach
12may also be integrated into the program using curricula related
13to the skilled trades.
14Current law requires that students enrolled in school
15districts and charter schools in grades 9 through 12 receive
16instruction in certain career and technical education service
17areas, including applied sciences, technology, engineering,
18manufacturing, transportation, distribution, logistics,
19architecture, and construction. The bill provides that such
20instruction also include curricula related to the skilled
21trades. Current law also establishes that these career and
22technical education service areas be incorporated into the
23career exploration and development curriculum provided to
24students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic
25schools, and charter schools in grades seven and eight.
26Current law establishes a statewide work-based learning
27intermediary network program within the DE. Among other
28duties, the program is required to provide a one-stop contact
29point for information useful to both educators and employers
30related to certain specified occupations. The bill provides
31that the program is required to provide a one-stop contact
32point for information useful to both educators and employers
33related to the skilled trades.
34Current law establishes the national guard service
35scholarship program within the CSAC. The program provides
-9-1annual awards to Iowa national guard members who attend
2eligible Iowa colleges and universities. The bill requires
3the adjutant general to submit a report to the governor and
4the general assembly listing the career fields related to the
5skilled trades that the adjutant general plans to focus on in
6providing educational incentives under the program and under
7the national guard STEM-related recruitment and retention
8incentive program. The bill establishes that the adjutant
9general may authorize the expenditure of unencumbered or
10unobligated funds under the national guard service scholarship
11program to recruit or retain individuals who have completed or
12are pursuing training in occupational specialties related to
13the skilled trades. This provision applies to applications
14submitted to the CSAC on or after the effective date of the
15bill.
16Current law establishes the teach Iowa scholar program
17within the CSAC. The program provides qualified Iowa teachers
18with awards for teaching in Iowa schools in designated shortage
19areas. The bill establishes that criteria under the program
20include that an applicant be preparing to teach in fields
21relating to the skilled trades. This provision applies to
22applications submitted to the CSAC on or after the effective
23date of the bill.
24The bill requires all eligible postsecondary institutions
25providing programming under the senior year plus program to
26collect data and report to DE on the proportion of females and
27minorities enrolled in educational opportunities related to the
28skilled trades.
29Current law establishes the STEM collaborative initiative
30at the university of northern Iowa. The purpose of the STEM
31collaborative initiative is to support activities related to
32recruitment of mathematics and science teachers for ongoing
33mathematics and science programming. The bill establishes
34that another purpose of the STEM collaborative initiative is
35to support activities related to the recruitment of teachers
-10-1for ongoing programming related to the skilled trades. The
2bill requires the STEM collaborative initiative to, among
3other duties, prioritize student interest in achievement in
4the skilled trades and identify, recruit, prepare, and support
5the best skilled trades teachers. The bill also requires the
6university of northern Iowa to collaborate with community
7colleges to develop skilled trades professional development
8programs for community college instructors and to develop
9skilled trades curricula. Additionally, the bill requires the
10STEM collaborative initiative to administer regional networks
11for Iowa to provide enrichment opportunities related to the
12skilled trades, a focused array of the best skilled trades
13enrichment opportunities that can be expanded to meet future
14needs, and statewide skilled trades programming.
15The bill requires the science, technology, engineering, and
16math advisory council (STEM council) created by the governor by
17executive order to take certain actions, including use existing
18funding and programmatic support to provide opportunities
19for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 to
20experience science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
21through the skilled trades, authorize teachers participating
22in externship programs facilitated by the STEM council to
23participate in externship programs related to the skilled
24trades, and include and highlight the skilled trades as part of
25the STEM council’s efforts to promote educational opportunities
26related to science, technology, engineering, and math within
27this state’s education system and workforce.
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2modifying provisions related to economic development
3authority internship programs, the Iowa summer youth corps
4program, college student aid commission programs, the senior
5year plus program, the science, technology, engineering,
6and mathematics collaborative initiative established at
7the university of northern Iowa, and curricula provided
8in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and
9charter schools to include the skilled trades, and including
10applicability provisions.
11BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 15.411, subsection 3, paragraph c,
2subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
3(1) The purpose of the second component of the program is to
4assist in placing Iowa students studying in the skilled trades,
5including trades related to welding, machinist technology,
6tool and die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing,
7automotive mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation,
8and air conditioning technology, or in the fields of science,
9technology, engineering, and mathematics into internships
10that lead to permanent positions with Iowa employers. The
11authority shall collaborate with eligible employers, including
12but not limited to innovative businesses, to ensure that the
13interns hired are studying in such fields. An Iowa employer
14may receive financial assistance on a matching basis for a
15portion of the wages paid to an intern. If providing financial
16assistance, the authority shall provide the assistance on a
17reimbursement basis such that for every two dollars of wages
18earned by the student, one dollar paid by the employer is
19matched by one dollar from the authority. The amount of
20financial assistance shall not exceed five thousand dollars per
21internship. The authority may adopt rules to administer this
22component. In adopting rules to administer this component, the
23authority shall adopt rules as similar as possible to those
24adopted pursuant to paragraph “b”.
25 Sec. 2. Section 15H.5, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended
26to read as follows:
273. The program shall provide grants for projects that
28utilize a service-learning approach during the summer months
29to enhance student achievement and summer learning retention,
30teach meaningful job skills to Iowa youth, engage Iowa youth
31in their communities, provide positive youth development
32experiences, and address the needs of youth from families with
33low income. The service-learning approach shall be integrated
34into the program using curricula related to the skilled trades,
35including trades related to welding, machinist technology,
-1-1tool and die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing,
2automotive mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation,
3and air conditioning technology, science, technology,
4engineering, mathematics, social studies, civic literacy, or
5other appropriate curricula identified by the department of
6education.
7 Sec. 3. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph h,
8subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), Code 2023, is
9amended to read as follows:
10(c) Applied sciences, technology, engineering, and
11manufacturing, including transportation, distribution,
12logistics, architecture, and construction, and curricula
13related to the skilled trades, including trades related to
14welding, machinist technology, tool and die making, carpentry,
15electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and
16heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology.
17 Sec. 4. Section 256.40, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code
182023, is amended to read as follows:
19d. Provide a one-stop contact point for information
20useful to both educators and employers, including information
21on internships, job shadowing experiences, apprenticeable
22occupations as defined in section 15B.2, and other workplace
23learning opportunities for students, particularly related to
24science, technology, engineering, or mathematics occupations,
25occupations related to critical infrastructure and commercial
26and residential construction, the skilled trades, including
27trades related to welding, machinist technology, tool and
28die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive
29mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation, and air
30conditioning technology, or targeted industries as defined in
31section 15.102.
32 Sec. 5. Section 261.86, subsection 6, paragraph b, Code
332023, is amended to read as follows:
34b. The adjutant general shall submit a report to the
35governor and the general assembly by December 31 of each
-2-1year listing the science, technology, engineering, and
2mathematics-related career fields, and the career fields
3related to the skilled trades, including trades related to
4welding, machinist technology, tool and die making, carpentry,
5electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and
6heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology, that the
7adjutant general plans to focus on in providing educational
8incentives under this section and section 261.86A using funds
9available under this subsection for that fiscal year.
10 Sec. 6. Section 261.86A, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
112023, is amended to read as follows:
12a. The adjutant general has the authority under this
13section to authorize the expenditure of unencumbered or
14unobligated funds as described in section 261.86, subsection
156, to recruit or retain individuals who have completed or
16are pursuing training in science, technology, engineering,
17and mathematics-related military occupational specialties,
18occupational specialties related to the skilled trades,
19including trades related to welding, machinist technology,
20tool and die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing,
21automotive mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation, and
22air conditioning technology, or air force specialty codes by
23issuing awards through a national guard student loan repayment
24program in accordance with subsection 2 or by providing a
25scholarship award to an eligible member of the national guard
26who is enrolled at an institution defined in section 261.86,
27subsection 1, paragraph “d”, in a master’s degree program
28that is in compliance with the federal Edith Nourse Rogers
29STEM scholarship program established under 38 U.S.C. §3320 in
30accordance with the requirements of subsection 3.
31 Sec. 7. Section 261.110, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code
322023, is amended to read as follows:
33b. The applicant is preparing to teach in fields including
34but not limited to science, technology, engineering, or
35mathematics; English as a second language or special education
-3-1instruction; the skilled trades, including trades related
2to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
3carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
4technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
5technology; or is preparing to teach in a hard-to-staff subject
6as identified by the department. The department shall take
7into account the varying regional needs in the state for
8teachers in these subject areas when applying the criterion
9of this paragraph. The department shall annually identify
10and designate hard-to-staff subjects for the purpose of this
11paragraph. The eligibility of an applicant who receives a
12teach Iowa scholar grant and who is preparing to teach in a
13hard-to-staff subject as identified by the department shall
14not be affected in subsequent years if the department does not
15continue to identify that subject as a hard-to-staff subject.
16 Sec. 8. Section 261E.3, subsection 3, paragraph j, Code
172023, is amended to read as follows:
18j. All eligible postsecondary institutions providing
19programming under this chapter shall include the unique student
20identifier assigned to students while in the kindergarten
21through grade twelve system as a part of the institution’s
22student data management system. Eligible postsecondary
23institutions providing programming under this chapter shall
24cooperate with the department on data requests related to
25the programming. All eligible postsecondary institutions
26providing programming under this chapter shall collect data
27and report to the department on the proportion of females and
28minorities enrolled in educational opportunities related to the
29skilled trades, including trades related to welding, machinist
30technology, tool and die making, carpentry, electrical work,
31plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and heating,
32ventilation, and air conditioning technology, or in science,
33technology, engineering, and mathematics-oriented educational
34opportunities provided in accordance with this chapter.
35The department shall submit the programming data and the
-4-1department’s findings and recommendations in a report to the
2general assembly annually by January 15.
3 Sec. 9. Section 268.7, Code 2023, is amended to read as
4follows:
5268.7 Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
6collaborative initiative.
71. A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
8collaborative initiative is established at the university of
9northern Iowa for purposes of supporting activities directly
10related to recruitment of prekindergarten through grade twelve
11mathematics and science teachers for ongoing mathematics and
12science programming for students enrolled in prekindergarten
13through grade twelve and for the recruitment of grade one
14through grade twelve teachers for ongoing programming related
15to the skilled trades, including trades related to welding,
16machinist technology, tool and die making, carpentry,
17electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and
18heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology.
192. The collaborative initiative shall prioritize student
20interest in achievement in science, technology, engineering,
21and mathematics and the skilled trades, including trades
22related to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
23carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
24technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
25technology; reach every student and teacher in every school
26district in the state; identify, recruit, prepare, and support
27the best mathematics, and science, and skilled trades teachers;
28and sustain exemplary programs through the university’s Iowa
29mathematics and science education partnership. The university
30shall collaborate with the community colleges to develop
31skilled trades and science, technology, engineering, and
32mathematics professional development programs for community
33college instructors and for purposes of skilled trades and
34 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curricula
35development.
-5- 13. Subject to an appropriation of funds by the general
2assembly, the initiative shall administer the following:
3a. Regional science, technology, engineering, and
4mathematics networks for Iowa, the purpose of which is to
5equalize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
6education enrichment opportunities, and enrichment
7opportunities related to the skilled trades, including trades
8related to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
9carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
10technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
11technology, that are available to learners statewide. The
12initiative shall establish six geographically similar regional
13science, technology, engineering, and mathematics networks
14across Iowa that complement and leverage existing resources,
15including but not limited to extension service assets,
16area education agencies, state accredited postsecondary
17institutions, informal educational centers, school districts,
18economic development zones, and existing public and private
19science, technology, engineering, and mathematics partnerships.
20Each network shall be managed by a highly qualified science,
21technology, engineering, and mathematics and skilled trades
22 advocate positioned at a network hub to be determined through a
23competitive application process. Oversight for each regional
24network shall be provided by a regional advisory board.
25Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor. The
26membership shall represent prekindergarten through grade twelve
27school districts and schools, and higher education, business,
28nonprofit organizations, youth agencies, and other appropriate
29stakeholders.
30b. A focused array of the best skilled trades and
31 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enrichment
32opportunities, selected through a competitive application
33process, that can be expanded to meet future needs. A limited,
34focused list of selected exemplary programs shall be made
35available to each regional network.
-6- 1c. Statewide skilled trades and science, technology,
2engineering, and mathematics programming designed to increase
3participation of students and teachers in successful learning
4experiences; to increase the number of science, technology,
5engineering, and mathematics-related teaching majors offered
6by the state’s universities; to increase the number of skilled
7trades programs offered by the state accredited postsecondary
8institutions; to elevate public awareness of the opportunities;
9and to increase collaboration and partnerships.
104. The initiative shall evaluate the effectiveness of
11programming to document best practices.
12 Sec. 10. STEM ADVISORY COUNCIL. The science, technology,
13engineering, and math advisory council, created by the governor
14of this state by executive order on July 26, 2011, and modified
15by executive order on May 15, 2013, shall do all of the
16following:
171. Using existing funding and programmatic support, provide
18opportunities for students enrolled in kindergarten through
19grade twelve to experience science, technology, engineering,
20and mathematics through the skilled trades, including trades
21related to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
22carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
23technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
24technology.
252. Authorize teachers participating in externship programs
26facilitated by the council to participate in externship
27programs related to the skilled trades, including trades
28related to welding, machinist technology, tool and die making,
29carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics
30technology, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
31technology.
323. Include and highlight the skilled trades, including
33trades related to welding, machinist technology, tool and
34die making, carpentry, electrical work, plumbing, automotive
35mechanics technology, and heating, ventilation, and air
-7-1conditioning technology, as part of the council’s efforts
2to promote educational opportunities related to science,
3technology, engineering, and math within this state’s education
4system and workforce.
5 Sec. 11. APPLICABILITY. The following apply to
6applications submitted to the college student aid commission on
7or after the effective date of this Act:
81. The section of this Act amending section 261.86A.
92. The section of this Act amending section 261.110.
10EXPLANATION
11The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
12the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
13This bill relates to certain specified skilled trades,
14including modifying provisions related to economic development
15authority internship programs, the Iowa summer youth corps
16program, college student aid commission (CSAC) programs, the
17senior year plus program, the science, technology, engineering,
18and mathematics (STEM collaborative initiative) established
19at the university of northern Iowa, and curricula provided in
20school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter
21schools to include skilled trades.
22Current law requires the economic development authority
23to establish an internship program that assists in placing
24Iowa students studying in the fields of science, technology,
25engineering, and mathematics into internships that lead to
26permanent positions with Iowa employers. The bill provides
27that this program shall also assist in placing Iowa students
28studying skilled trades, including trades related to welding,
29machinist technology, tool and die making, carpentry,
30electrical work, plumbing, automotive mechanics technology, and
31heating, ventilation, and air conditioning technology (skilled
32trades) into internships that lead to permanent positions with
33Iowa employers.
34Current law establishes the Iowa youth summer corps program
35within the Iowa commission on volunteer services. The program
-8-1provides grants for projects that utilize a service-learning
2approach during the summer months to enhance student
3achievement and summer learning retention, teach meaningful job
4skills to Iowa youth, engage Iowa youth in their communities,
5provide positive youth development experiences, and address
6the needs of youth from families with low income. Under the
7program, the service-learning approach is to be integrated
8into the program using science, technology, engineering,
9mathematics, social studies, civic literacy, or other
10appropriate curricula identified by the department of education
11(DE). The bill establishes that the service-learning approach
12may also be integrated into the program using curricula related
13to the skilled trades.
14Current law requires that students enrolled in school
15districts and charter schools in grades 9 through 12 receive
16instruction in certain career and technical education service
17areas, including applied sciences, technology, engineering,
18manufacturing, transportation, distribution, logistics,
19architecture, and construction. The bill provides that such
20instruction also include curricula related to the skilled
21trades. Current law also establishes that these career and
22technical education service areas be incorporated into the
23career exploration and development curriculum provided to
24students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic
25schools, and charter schools in grades seven and eight.
26Current law establishes a statewide work-based learning
27intermediary network program within the DE. Among other
28duties, the program is required to provide a one-stop contact
29point for information useful to both educators and employers
30related to certain specified occupations. The bill provides
31that the program is required to provide a one-stop contact
32point for information useful to both educators and employers
33related to the skilled trades.
34Current law establishes the national guard service
35scholarship program within the CSAC. The program provides
-9-1annual awards to Iowa national guard members who attend
2eligible Iowa colleges and universities. The bill requires
3the adjutant general to submit a report to the governor and
4the general assembly listing the career fields related to the
5skilled trades that the adjutant general plans to focus on in
6providing educational incentives under the program and under
7the national guard STEM-related recruitment and retention
8incentive program. The bill establishes that the adjutant
9general may authorize the expenditure of unencumbered or
10unobligated funds under the national guard service scholarship
11program to recruit or retain individuals who have completed or
12are pursuing training in occupational specialties related to
13the skilled trades. This provision applies to applications
14submitted to the CSAC on or after the effective date of the
15bill.
16Current law establishes the teach Iowa scholar program
17within the CSAC. The program provides qualified Iowa teachers
18with awards for teaching in Iowa schools in designated shortage
19areas. The bill establishes that criteria under the program
20include that an applicant be preparing to teach in fields
21relating to the skilled trades. This provision applies to
22applications submitted to the CSAC on or after the effective
23date of the bill.
24The bill requires all eligible postsecondary institutions
25providing programming under the senior year plus program to
26collect data and report to DE on the proportion of females and
27minorities enrolled in educational opportunities related to the
28skilled trades.
29Current law establishes the STEM collaborative initiative
30at the university of northern Iowa. The purpose of the STEM
31collaborative initiative is to support activities related to
32recruitment of mathematics and science teachers for ongoing
33mathematics and science programming. The bill establishes
34that another purpose of the STEM collaborative initiative is
35to support activities related to the recruitment of teachers
-10-1for ongoing programming related to the skilled trades. The
2bill requires the STEM collaborative initiative to, among
3other duties, prioritize student interest in achievement in
4the skilled trades and identify, recruit, prepare, and support
5the best skilled trades teachers. The bill also requires the
6university of northern Iowa to collaborate with community
7colleges to develop skilled trades professional development
8programs for community college instructors and to develop
9skilled trades curricula. Additionally, the bill requires the
10STEM collaborative initiative to administer regional networks
11for Iowa to provide enrichment opportunities related to the
12skilled trades, a focused array of the best skilled trades
13enrichment opportunities that can be expanded to meet future
14needs, and statewide skilled trades programming.
15The bill requires the science, technology, engineering, and
16math advisory council (STEM council) created by the governor by
17executive order to take certain actions, including use existing
18funding and programmatic support to provide opportunities
19for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 to
20experience science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
21through the skilled trades, authorize teachers participating
22in externship programs facilitated by the STEM council to
23participate in externship programs related to the skilled
24trades, and include and highlight the skilled trades as part of
25the STEM council’s efforts to promote educational opportunities
26related to science, technology, engineering, and math within
27this state’s education system and workforce.
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